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Saturday, Jun. 20, 2009

Golfing

HARRISON COUNTY

Dogwood Hills Golf Club, 17476 Dogwood Hills Drive, Biloxi; an 18-hole course with rolling hills, tall pines and beautiful Dogwood trees; driving range, pro-shop, restaurant and clubhouse available. Exit 41 off Interstate-10 and travel north seven miles; also Exit 46 travel 10 to 11 miles and Exit 38, travel 8 miles; 392-9805.

Fallen Oak Golf Course, 24400 Mississippi 15, Saucier; Beau Rivage Casino’s 18-hole, Tom Fazio championship golf course with rolling landscape, concealed cart paths and numerous water features; 386-7111.

Grand Bear Golf Course, 12040 Grand Way Blvd., Saucier; Grand Casino’s 18-hole, Jack Nicklaus signature golf course with towering pines, natural cypress wetlands, secluded fairways and impeccably manicured greens; 539-7806.

Great Southern Golf Club, 2000 East Beach Blvd., Gulfport; Mississippi’s oldest golf course overlooking the Gulf of Mexico; 896-3536.

Pass Christian Isles Golf Club, 150 Country Club Drive; tree-lined fairways and well-bunkered small greens make it a challenge for golfers of all abilities; 18th hole is ranked one of the state’s toughest finishing holes; 452-4851.

Pine Bayou Golf Course, 1706 Bainbridge Ave.; an 18-hole layout located at the Seabee base in Gulfport; par-71, 6,406 yards; 871-2494.

Sunkist Country Club, 2381 Sunkist Country Club Road, Biloxi; 18-hole, 6,403 yards, par 72 golf course newly renovated with Champions Bermuda greens; generous fairways with small undulating greens makes the course enjoyable for any golfer; all-service grill and bar; 388-3961.

The Oaks Golf Club, 24384 Clubhouse Drive, Pass Christian; an 18-hole championship golf course with strategic bunkering, dramatic green complexes and fairways surrounded by natural beauty; 7,000 yards; 452-0909.

Windance Country Club, 19385 Champion Circle, Gulfport; unique layout with an abundance of elevation changes; the course is 6,659 yards from the blue tees; open Wednesday through Monday; 832-4871, ext.26.

JACKSON COUNTY

Gulf Hills Golf Club, 13700 Paso Road, Ocean Springs; a 6,266-yard course with sloping fairways and split-level greens; offers a newly renovated clubhouse, facilities and pro shop, new Tiff-Eagle greens, and concrete cart paths; 872-9663.

Mississippi National Golf Club, 900 Hickory Hill Drive, Gautier; par-72 course designed by Earl Stone; driving range, practice greens, lounge, sandwich bar and oak lined fairways; water comes into play on nine of the 18 holes; 497-2372.

Pascagoula Country Club, 2703 Washington Ave.; nine holes with separate tees for front and back nine; par-72, 6,880 yards; 762-1466.